Speculating about Dwyer, Burnett, and Morgan
by Winfield Featherston on Jan 11, 2010 8:00 AM EST
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Today's a big day for Georgia Tech football. At 1pm Jonathan Dwyer, Derrick Morgan, and Morgan Burnett will all tell us their plans for the future. Let's think of the possibilities:
Scenario 1: They all go pro.
This is what should be expected. Very rarely does anyone schedule a press conference and then say they are staying. We know about their close friendship which would make sense for them to declare together. Everyone KNOWS Derrick Morgan is going pro and all are saying that he's expected to be a first round pick. Jonathan Dwyer has said that he will not watch the Orange Bowl so that it doesn't affect his decision. We also know that the Orange Bowl was not quite the way anyone wanted to see him go out. Morgan Burnett is the WTF? choice and is the one who we haven't heard many rumors about though I'm not sure if he could necessarily improve his draft stock.
Scenario 2: They all stay
They came to win a national championship and business is unfinished. This scenario is plausible because it's what they said they wanted to do together from the beginning and because of the presence of Morgan Burnett. He's the wild card in the bunch and we really don't know what he's thinking or what exactly his role is in this.
Scenario 3: It's a mix
Some combination of the three go and the rest stay. This is the most unlikely because I just don't see a player taking part in a press conference without having something significant to say.
More news here as it comes in....
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I just don't see them coming back
with the possibility of a lockout in the 2011 NFL season. It doesn’t make sense for juniors to come back, risk injury, and then not even get a shot when they’re seniors. It’s like my boss always says, “It’s not about the title on the business card, it’s about how much jack you got in your pocket.”
You are a sad, strange little man, and you have my pity.
I will do cartwheels if they announce they are staying
but it ain’t happening. I voted they are all going Pro. I can’t imagine Burnett would show up to say he’s staying when we know the other two are leaving. Morgan and Dwyer would be crazy to stay as their stock won’t be any higher but…I guess its possible.
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technically
no one’s stock will get any higher next year… it’s lose-lose for CFB and the NFL for the next 2-3 years
You are a sad, strange little man, and you have my pity.
Probably all gone but
you missed Dwyer’s statements about the Orange Bowl where he said the game left a bad taste in his mouth and that getting shut down the last game of his career might influence him to come back. DM is definitely gone, but it wouldn’t surprise me to hear that JD and MB are sticking around.
Also, the fact that they are having a press conference doesn’t mean anything one way or the other. Players have press conferences when they stay, too. Although it is curious why Beybey had one last week and they are having one together this week.
Think they all go, but wouldn’t be surprised if two stay.
Off topic...but couldn't help myself
Just another reason why I looove CPJ. He doesn’t settle for second best and isn’t afraid to make a change.
Tech’s previous defensive coordinator, Dave Wommack, was let go after just two seasons because Johnson said he didn’t see the improvement he had hoped to see in the last 11/2 years.
That’s right, you got two season to turn it around or you are out!
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I think CPJ
was upset because Wommack obviously rested his laurels on the talent of MJ, VW, and DR last season. If you recall, opponent’s figured him out last season late, as well. This season without those NFL linemen, Wommack’s 4-2-5 got shot to Hell. Then, he folded into a crappy 4-3. Then, he mixed it all up with a 3-4 to close the season. There was poor technique, to boot, in bad tackling, poor coverage, and general chaos on defense.
You are a sad, strange little man, and you have my pity.
Yeah,
It was very frustrating after every game to read " we are simplifying the defense" in the paper. It’s no wonder some players were having trouble knowing what they were supposed to be doing. Add that to some instances were it seemed like we forgot to proper tackling technique and it’s time for a change.
The college football season is so fragile. It's like a glass ball being pushed around from stadium to stadium by a rhinoceros.
by Winfield Featherston on Jan 11, 2010 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
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